Kristin Gould White

July 07, 2008

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Kristin Gould White was on her way to visit friends.

Fluent in several languages, conversant in a wide variety of music, the author and traveler, made a point of keeping sin and ignorance at bay through her capacious knowledge and a worldwide circle of friends.

Born Olga Kristin Osterholm to wealthy parents in Long Island, she was a high school valedictorian before graduating from Cornell University in 1957. She was married three times and divorced twice.

While proud of her Scandinavian heritage, White proudly claimed a bit of Irish blood, and learned everything she could about this part of her heritage.

As a single mother of a 3-year-old daughter, White began a career as a freelance writer, specializing in medical issues for such publications as Medical World News, Environmental Health Perspectives and the Journal of Women’s Health. She even penned stories under a pseudonym for the National Enquirer tabloid.